Origin of Species and the Voyage of the 'Beagle'

Informationen zum Autor Ruth Padel is a prize-winning poet, author of thirteen acclaimed poetry collections and prose works including much-loved books on reading contemporary poetry, a travel-memoir on wild tiger conservation, and a study of the influence of Greek myth on rock music. Awards include a British Council Darwin Now Award, a Travel Bursary and Cholmondley Award from The Society of Authors, and First Prize in the National Poetry Competition. She is Professor of Poetry at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature . Klappentext When the eminent naturalist Charles Darwin returned from South America on board the "HMS Beagle" in 1836, he brought with him the notes and evidence which would form the basis of his landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection. This theory, published as The Origin of Species in 1859, sparked a fierce scientific, religious and philosophical debate which continues to this day. Zusammenfassung Presents the author's landmark theory of evolution of species by a process of natural selection, the Origin of Species which is the basis of modern biology and the concept of biodiversity.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Darwin, Charles R. Darwin
• Assisted by: Ruth Padel (Introduction), Padel Ruth (Introduction)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.01.2009
• EAN: 9780099519171
• ISBN: 978-0-09-951917-1
• No. of pages: 992
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 43 mm
• Series: Vintage Classics; Vintage Classics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries; Evolution, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, Biology, life sciences